Apple’s first-party lineup of MagSafe charging equipment for the iPhone is pretty restricted: you’ve received the usual MagSafe puck, the MagSafe Duo, the underwhelming MagSafe Battery Pack, and nicely… that’s it. But new photographs point out that Apple in some unspecified time in the future thought-about releasing a metallic stand with an built-in MagSafe charger.

The photographs and associated particulars have been shared by Twitter user @TheBlueMister and subsequently covered by MacRumors. @TheBlueMister is amongst a hobbyist group of collectors on Twitter that share particulars about prototype and prerelease Apple gadgets and equipment. More than one individual has gotten ahold of the “Apple Magic Charger” (that’s what it’s recognized as when plugged right into a Mac), which helps lend some credence to its authenticity.

The product has a thick aluminum base with a round cutout for the MagSafe puck, which might both lie flat or be stood vertically, much like the Apple Watch charger on the MagSafe Duo.

There’s a rubberized layer on the underside to stop the Magic Charger from shifting round, and a completely connected USB-C cable can also be seen. The latter appears horrible for total sturdiness and touring with the factor, however I assume that’s what the MagSafe Duo is supposed for.

A much bigger, extra apparent flaw is that the Magic Charger can actually solely maintain an iPhone in panorama orientation; the spherical magnetic MagSafe puck is simply too low to accommodate the vertical place. Nomad makes a metal MagSafe base that appears fairly comparable and helps 15-watt charging — however with out the standing orientation.

My guess is that Apple realized the Magic Charger’s landscape-only standing place was too impractical and inconvenient earlier than this accent got here near being launched. I’m curious what, if something, was “magic” about its integration with the iPhone; possibly Apple was considering distinctive software program experiences like these supplied by Google’s Pixel Stand. Or possibly it was only a fancy identify for what possible would’ve been a dear charger.